Ahead of their opening match of the Cricket World Cup 2023 on Sunday, the Indian cricket crew is having to take care of an awesome fear. India’s star batter Shubman Gill is suspected to be affected by dengue and the batter is a uncertain starter for Sunday’s match in opposition to Australia. Ishan Kishan might open the innings in case Gill is dominated out. The BCCI is but to verify the character of the sickness. “He’s under the weather, the medical team is closely monitoring him. We are hoping he gets better soon. We will have to wait on more updates from the medical team,” the medical replace from BCCI acknowledged.

India head coach Rahul Dravid supplied extra replace. “He’s certainly feeling better today,” Dravid stated throughout a press convention.

“The medical team is monitoring on daily basis. We have 36 hours, we’ll see what decision they take. He’s certainly feeling better today. Medical team hasn’t ruled him out as yet. We’ll keep monitoring him on a day to day basis. We’ll see how he feels day after tomorrow.”

Gill, India’s most prolific batter in ODIs in current instances, is reportedly down with excessive fever and will likely be examined for dengue on Friday earlier than a remaining name is taken on the matter.

“Shubman has had high fever since landing in Chennai. His tests are being done. He will have tests on Friday and a call will be taken on his participation in the opening game,” a BCCI supply aware about the developments advised PTI on situation of anonymity.

It is learnt that Gill is being examined once more for dengue and, whether it is confirmed, he might effectively miss a few video games.

The restoration from dengue usually takes 7-10 days for a participant to be match-fit once more. However, if there’s a vital drop within the platelet rely, it might take way more time.

While Gill may very well be a non-starter in opposition to Australia, there’s a excessive probability that he will not play in opposition to Afghanistan (Oct 11) and Pakistan (Oct 14) in case the restoration takes extra time.

“Let’s not jump the gun. If it’s normal viral fever, he could play on antibiotics but it’s completely the medical team’s call,” the supply stated.

Gill, who has scored 1,200 runs this season, has solid a profitable opening stand with skipper Rohit Sharma of late. If he’s absent for a protracted time period, it might effectively be a giant setback for the Indian crew.